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Choosing the Right Coach

Does this sound like you? You’re always looking for something or someone to help you get over the next hurdle; to help you get to the next level. You know you need a coach, but you might be confused about choosing the right coach for you and how they can actually help you grow your business. You’re wondering if you will you be wasting your hard earned money.

Maybe you are heading off in a new direction in your business, and you’re not sure how to put all the pieces together when it comes to branding and marketing. You know there is someone out there that can help you streamline the whole process.

If this sounds like you, I can tell you that you are not alone.

Each and every one of us wants to be better at what we do. We are all searching for the next thing we need to do or learn to grow our business. It has been my experience that choosing the right coach to help us master that next “thing” is almost always a game changer for us both personally and professionally.

I can tell you this for sure: you will almost always make more money faster when you have someone to guide you.

Why is that?

The reason is, when we have the right coach to help us take those next steps suddenly everything becomes easier. The path automatically becomes clearer. The obstacles begin to disappear. And during that process, we generally take a big leap forward in growing our business.

It seems to happen almost magically. That’s because choosing the right coach can shave years off your learning curve.

The question I get at this time of year is, should I continue marketing to motivated sellers during the holidays?

Yes! You should keep marketing to motivated sellers during the holidays. This is how you keep your pipeline full of leads after the holidays.

There is One Exception….

There is only one group that I skip during Christmas and that's probates.

When it comes to probates, this first holiday without their loved one is tough in most cases. I stop marketing to this niche after the 1st week in December until the end of January. I have found it to be a very stressful time for everyone involved and a complete waste of money on my part. Read the rest of this entry →

When it comes to choosing your marketing strategy for your business, you might be wondering. “What does your investing strategy have to do with choosing your marketing strategy”?

Well, the answer is “a lot more than you think”. In fact the two are very tightly entwined. If you want to be able to attract the right kind of leads, you need to tailor your marketing to that particular audience. Read the rest of this entry →

Do you have a coach? If you don’t, I have to ask you a question. Why not?

The best investment you can make in yourself and your business is to invest in coaching. Did you know that “coaches even have coaches”? It’s true.

Almost all of the biggest earners in our business have at least one coach – sometimes two as long as they are trying to grow their business.

Do you know why? It’s because you can shave years off your learning curve with a coach no matter what level you are at.

The coach a beginner has will be teaching very different things than someone that has an investor student that has done some deals. As you get to a more advanced stage in your business, you will need a coach that can teach you more advanced strategies.

Recently I was asked to do an interview with my friend and fellow real estate investor Al Jones. Al is a minister as well as a real estate investor in Orlando, Florida. It was great getting to spend some time talking real estate with Al, and also hearing about his business and some of the challenges he faces.

One of the things we talked about, was that many of the women he knows just don't believe they can do this business. That is not simply true! He says that they lack the basic confidence to even begin. I believe that we have all known that kind of fear at sometime in our life.

So how do you do that?

I believe that it comes down to three main things:

First of all, you have to get some education, and you can get if without spending a lot of money. You can get books and DVD's at the library. There also are a wealth of blogs like this one and sites like BiggerPockets.com where you can get a great education completely free. Become a “life long learner”.

Secondly, you need to find a mentor; someone that can help you when the paralyzing fear sets in. One of the best places to find a mentor is at your local REIA (Real Estate Investors Association). Just look online for a list of all of the real estate clubs in your area.

Finally, you absolutely must take action. Nothing will happen if you don't take consistent, focused action. Just take baby steps toward your goal, and you will get there. Read the rest of this entry →